[ExI] benefits of climate change

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM spike jones via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> > From: Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com>
> > >…A large power failure in Phoenix during a heat wave would kill at
> least a million.
> >
> > This is a powerful argument for setting up AI data centers along the
> CA/NV state line, then using it as redundant emergency power supplies to
> Phoenix.
> >
> > In this scenario, life-saving power could be diverted from AI in CA to
> AC in AZ.
>
> AI data centers don't generate power.  They consume power.  And you
> know that, in this scenario, the data center's owners would refuse to
> shut down or limit operations: no power would be diverte.


They could not anyway unless there were power lines available. Up to 10/6
GW flows into CA from AZ over Path 46.

>
> Keith
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